Thread by @dallasgoldtooth

159 years ago today, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass hanging in United States history.

38 men hung simultaneously, the day after xmas, with over 4000 settlers watching and celebrating.

These men were from my tribe. These men were my grandfathers.

Tipi Hdonice

Wiyatatuŋwaŋ

Tažu ša

Hiŋhaŋ šuŋkoyagmani

Maza Bomidu

Wapaduta

Wahena

Snamani

Ȟdabiyaŋke

Dowaŋ niye

Šuŋkaska

Hepaŋ

Tuŋkaŋ ičatamani

Iteduta

Abdačha

Hepidaŋ

Maȟpiyatenažiŋ

Henry Milord

Dan Little, Chaskadaŋ

Baptiste Campbell

Tatekaǧe

Hapiŋkpa

Hypolite Auge

Napešuha

Wakaŋtaŋka

Tuŋkaŋkoyaginažiŋ

Makatenažiŋ

Pazikutamani

Tatehdodaŋ

Wašičuŋna

Aičaga

Hotaniŋku

Cetaŋhuŋka

Hadhiŋhda

Čaŋkahdo

Oyatetuŋwaŋ

Mihumiwea

Wakiŋyaŋna

Every year on Xmas night, Dakota relatives and allies relay-run over 98 miles from the former concentration camp of Ft Snelling to the hanging site in Mankato, MN.

This memorial run coincides with a 200-mile horse ride that comes from the Missouri River. Both connect in MN.

Growing up in MN - the only way I knew about the #Dakota38 mass hanging was because our Dakota communities taught us about it. I never heard about it in public school, it wasn’t taught as a part of MN history.

We kept the memories of our ancestors alive.

Want to learn more about the lynching and the causations that lead up to it? Check out @mnhs website:

usdakotawar.org

Wow. I did not expect for this thread to spread so far. Wopida taŋka ečičiyapi do. Thank you so much.

My people are Bdewakaŋtuŋwaŋ Isaŋti of the Očeti Šakowiŋ. We survived hard times and we thrive today. We did not give up our spirits. That’s what makes me proud.